A memorial service for poet and teacher Hilde Oleson, who died on June 19 at 99, will be held this Sunday, Sept. 11 at the Provincetown Theater, 238 Bradford St., […]
Obituaries
OBITUARY
David Horton, Lover of Truro History, Dies at 78
David S. Horton of North Truro and Naples, Fla. died on Aug. 26, 2022 at Cape Cod Hospital. The cause was acute respiratory failure. David was 78. The son of […]
OBITUARY
Marie-Claire Blais, Novelist With Deep Ties to Wellfleet, Was 82
In a May 30, 2021 email to Marlene Newman, a Key West neighbor, the celebrated novelist Marie-Claire Blais alluded affectionately to the Wellfleet house she occupied in the 1960s: “Weeks […]
Obituary
Henry Tamarin, Tenacious Labor Leader, Dies at 77
Whether surfcasting from Ballston Beach or fly fishing in Argentina, Henry Tamarin seemed happiest when he was by the water with a rod and reel. That was deceptive. A militant […]
OBITUARY
Allen Gallant, Founder of Safe Harbor House, Dies at 74
Allen Gallant was a well-loved member of the recovery community in Provincetown. “He was the go-to guy who sponsored so many people over the years,” said his niece, Pamela Sidmore. […]
OBITUARY
Athletic Phenom and Proud Tradesman Brock Mario Papetsas, 70
Brock Mario Papetsas of Provincetown died at home on Aug. 17, 2022. A sixth-generation Provincetown native — his mother’s family owned Fisherman’s Wharf and his father owned the Naviator in […]
OBITUARY
Restaurateur and Historical Photographer Fred Hemley, 73
Frederick Hallett Hemley, known as Freddy, died on Aug. 26, 2022, at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston after a short illness, with his family by his side. He was 73. […]
OBITUARY
Special Needs Teacher Joan C. Leblanc Was 84
Joan C. Leblanc died on Aug. 16, 2022 at Cape Cod Hospital. The cause of death, confirmed by her son, Alex, was complications from COPD. She was 84. The daughter […]
OBITUARY
Joye Daley, a Visiting Nurse, Dies at 80
Joye Daley died at her daughter Shannan’s home in New London, Conn. on Aug. 21, 2022, of complications from COPD. She was 80. The daughter of the late Viola and […]
OBITUARY
A Man of Sparkling Wit, Shawn Nightingale Dies at 62
Entrepreneur, businessman, producer, and philanthropist Shawn David Nightingale died on Aug. 26, 2022 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 62. Born in Hyannis to the late Roy and […]
OBITUARY
JoAnn DeSouza of Truro and Hyannis Dies at 72
When Jojo DeSouza’s husband, John, came home from work on July 25, she said she wasn’t feeling well. They had spent the previous week camping at the Bourne Scenic Park […]
OBITUARY
Artist and Teacher Joseph Connolly III Was 77
Joseph A. Connolly III died unexpectedly on Aug. 15, 2022 at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. He had had a stroke at home four days earlier; his husband, Bob; sister […]
OBITUARY
Claes Oldenburg, Whose Art was Transformed by Provincetown, Dies at 93
In 1960, Claes Oldenburg left New York City to spend the summer in Provincetown, where, according to his own testimony, he washed dishes. He also constructed 70 flags out of […]
OBITUARY
Navy Veteran and Eastham Summer Resident Daniel Meffen Dies at 71
Daniel Arthur Meffen died at his home in Orlando, Fla. where he was found at noon during a wellness check on April 25, 2022. Although he had not been seen […]
IN MEMORIAM
Carol Green Memorial
A celebration of the life of Carol Phillips Green, who died on Aug. 2, 2021, will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, July 31 at the Wellfleet Harbors Actor […]
